Comments on: Zombie Scenario: How would you survive a large crowd?

By: hittman

hittman — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:31:56 +0000

Cover hands, anything from gloves to an over-shirt for slight protection when pushing undead away. Proceed out fire escape, then back into the lobby (zeds permitting, of course) to fin any melee weapon (the poles holding those rope line-markers up should suffice in a pinch) Get to your vehicle (if you drove yourself and the roads are not clogged with crashed cars already, panic and zombies combined with the already present sub-par drivers after all)Probably a good idea to swing by a fast food joint (kind of common near theaters, i believe), grab anything that doesn’t need cooked to take with you. After that, pretty much enact your zombie plan. If you both read this, and make it out of the theater, I’d wager you were prepared (mentally at least) and have a plan.

By: KillerB

KillerB — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:09:28 +0000

Me….Cought without my trusty KelTec P3AT……….Not in this life. But just for the sake of the discussion lets say that I plowed all my available rounds in to the crowd of undead or my gun jambed. I would run to the nearest exit and make a b-line for my car where there is always another gun (much more suitable to zombie killing). Who the F@^k cares what is out side. At least there you have a better chance to move and run. You will not be trapped. Get to a car they make great weapons……………..A bad idea now is better than a good idea later. Oh I read up top that it is not legal to carry a gun in public. You are right if you live in Cali but here in the midwest people can get CCW permits. That is the way of it. SO There you have it.

By: KillerB

KillerB — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:55:40 +0000

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:17:17 +0000

I have to say, this is a tricky one. There are normally only a few exits in a cinema. It would depend where the undead were coming from. Assuming everyone in the theatre realised they were zombies and started panicking and running, that would mean a lot of chaos. I would try to stay clear of both the crowd and the zombies, whilst moving closer to the exits. If possible, i would try to arm myself with something, like part of a chair. If there was nothing, i would wait for the crowds to thin out a bit, and hopefully there isn’t a continuous stream of zombies entering, and it’s just the group that originally arrived. By now they should have found victims already, which should make it fairly easy to move to a fire exit and shoulder my way through, keeping my significant other with me at all times.
Where i go from there, however, depends on an awful lot of things.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:38:07 +0000

My plan would consist of getting to the top of the theater and get behind the seats hiding and wait until all the rest of the people are out. After that, I would yell to get the zombie’s attention, as they come up the isles, me and the sig. other would jump over the first few rows (and its not that hard to do…) until the coast is clear, then bolt for the exits.

By: ZackaryL

ZackaryL — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:57:44 +0000

This whole scenario is based on luck, not skill, or how well you have a zombie attack planned out. And everyone acts as if we are the only people that no what a zombie is, people do watch movies, and are not like the people of shaun of the dead, oh, some bloody drunks are in the back. People should realize what a zombie is, those who do not know will just have to suffer.

I would prefer to be the last one out of the theater, i would actually try to find a good place to hull down. I mean, there wouldn’t be much you could do, hopping over seats? yeah okay, we’re all trained ninja’s.

So like some one else said, find a place to hold down, seeing how if you hid under seats or what for the crowd to funnel out the zombies will follow the mass of meat, giving me the time to get what i can, and who i can. Followed with some love making with my significant other, maybe it’s our last few minutes, make the best of it :D.

Well, if we do survive, after blockading our selves in, I would venture to the window to access the situation, and try and make our venture outward into the world of Z.

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:36:39 +0000

If there are only a few zombies around (initially) in the cinema, there is a good chance you’ll be able to jump into the concession stand, find something that would serve as a weapon and make an escape plan without getting bitten or scratched by a zombie.

Next you want to acess the situation. If the cinema doors are closed, peek outside the windows to see how many undead there are. If they are open, look to see if the undead are making the cinema their main target.

Then ponder the escape routes and the location. Is the cinema in a mall? Is it close to some public transit system?

Then get the hell out of there and into your safehouse or whatever before the whole thing gets serious. If it was already, you probably shouldn’t be in the cinema in the first place.

By: ryan c.

ryan c. — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:58:49 +0000

it always depends on the amount of people inside the theater, if its small then you could be able to escape through the front although that might no be the case, a theater ive been to has escaladers leading to the ground level and below to the theater screens so that would pose a problem, in that case then use the emer. exits and make cafeful steps on the stairs. now if it was a packed theater then use the emer. exits as paniced people tend run towards familar areas (the front doors ect.) so that would mean that the emer. exits would be empty and thefore allow you to escape faster. now the problem is the outside. its probably packed and very hard to move through. there is a way its sounds crazy but if you have very good balance then you could walk on top of the crowds but its unlikely due to the chance of a zombie falling with the weight leading to you falling and injurying yourself then leading to zombies attracted to you.
now theres another theory i found in another website. if zombies are as stupid as we think then perhaps we could fool them into thinking we are one of them by mimicing their movement and actions. now thats risky because a slip up could mean your life due to you walking around with them, but you could run, but again tripping could lead to something worse. the last thing i could think of is creating a diversion. but it would be hard. maybe pulling a splinter cell and throwing a can to a area creating a noise and drawing them allowing you time to run.
thats all i can think of right now.
but remember always have at least one person with you but dont have more then 4 it could slow you down. and use whats around you, found a glass on the floor? break it and use it as a close range weapon if needed. and last but not least never ever try to be a hero because it could cost you the persons life and yours as well try to find another way to save them with a way that creates less danger.

By: Sharpshooter

Sharpshooter — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:14:26 +0000

well see? im set when it comes to this because: i dont go out to the movies…. why the fuck should i have to listen to morons talking at the movie screen when i can jsut wait like 4 weeks and get it for myself on DVD/blu ray i mean fuck its cheaper then having to buy your ticket(s) (asuming your bringing friends or a girlfriend with you) plus drinks and snacks fuck that!!! im safe at home watching the movie with my weapons a few feet away from me :)

By: McLuvin

McLuvin — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:48:19 +0000

I was going to blast John like everybody else, but he is obviously beyond help.

The only real plan is the “run like hell and get to a vehicle/weapon plan”

My friends think I’m crazy for never wanting to go to a movie on opening weekend or
during peak hours. This is just as much for hatred of the living as the dead.